I can imagine! I’ve never tried it, I used to just shrug it off as a myth, but I’m surprised at how many people say it works.

I think some of the facts that you included in the article contradict your conclusion. You cited what appear to be valid figures that indicate that there were 1,660 church fires in the US in 2011, though the five year average in the study you cited is 1780 per year. Even if the lower 1660 is a somewhat consistent…

CVS and QuikTrip pay taxes. Churches do not.

Yeah that’s what makes this article so fucking stupid. It’s almost as if only one crime can be investigated at a time. The writer has no idea what is going into the church arson investigations but that doesn’t stop her from wrongly smearing a lot of good law enforcement personnel in the name of her narrative.

Great article, but I feel like it’s important to also point out the significance of this particular CVS and why it was a big deal for it to get burned down like that. CVS originally had not wanted to invest in the neighborhood, because they thought it was too dangerous. The opening of the store was a sign of…

There are 1600 church fires per year, which is 30 per week. Sadly, six probable arsons at black churches in two weeks sounds well within the range of what normally happens in this country. There were probably six arsons at black churches in the two weeks before Charleston. Which is not to say it’s not appalling, or…

Jia this is really powerful and beautifully written but I think it’s a little bit of a false analogy at least as far as the law goes. ATF wouldn’t investigate a church burning the way it would a convenience store because there’s no federal jurisdiction there. Convenience stores deal in goods that have to travel in…

I didn’t realize that the entire federal government had to stop functioning while the black church fires are investigated.

Not that you’re wrong, but your logic isn’t very good. Just because you made it to the shop doesn’t mean your breaks aren’t unsafe. Just because a law says you can do one thing doesn’t mean it’s not contradicted by another law.

Pay the $60, get your car back, leave and never return. Cancel the order for the tires, and if they fight that, dispute it with the CC company. File a report with the BBB and if you want to waste more time and money file a small claims court case. And mostly, be sure to let as many people as possible know how shitty…

The best part about the NewGame+ is you do not have to solve the 243 riddles all over again.

I had sex with my date in the backseat of my jeep cherokee while my best friend Paul drove it home. He was alone as his date had bailed on him to go to some party at Rick’s house...Rick was a cool guy soccer player. I brought this up very often over the remainder of our time in high school.

Fuck. You.

Ah, I think I see what your problem is: you have a nuanced opinion, and there’s no place for that here. You should cheer for TeamThis! or TeamThat! like everybody else. Stop thinking critically and trying to present a layered interpretation of events. You’re making everybody nervous that you’re “mad” at them.

A side character isn’t a major deal in a game series about Batman? Well, golly gee, I’m just shocked!

You can’t honestly expect game journalists to play games! What kind of backwards world do you live in?

This is the way Deadspin has been going of late. Was wondering myself if anyone was feeling the same way about this one.

Two things: It’s funny that the guy who made the equivalent of a mean internet comment about Pedro Strop is now using this as an opportunity to lament how mean people on the internet can be. And Costas isn’t even necessarily wrong about some of the reactions to his comment, but lashing out at the “internet mob” every…

I mean, he’s not wrong.

I don’t understand what was so great about the nemesis system... Of course that’s probably because I only died, like, two times while playing through Shadow of Mordor. And even the Orcs who did survive, and reappear after I defeated them, it was always a meh moment for me when they showed up again. I was always like…